#but rot wheres lights out why isnt that on his playlist

[rotworld]

A Rex Post

this is the guy you’ve known for years. you can count on him to pull your ass out of the fire, even if it’s a fire you started yourself. he’s reliable like that. strong enough to take the heat. strong enough to be dangerous, too, and you’d be lying if you said you weren’t afraid of him sometimes. it’s something about the way he looks at you. there’s this hunger, this destructive yearning in him. for some people, love is the marks they leave behind.

rex is the second member of the we pariahs group and the closest thing they have to a leader. friends and associates would describe him as volatile, possessing both a gruff, forceful personality and a propensity for violence. underneath his hard exterior, he has a soft spot for you and romantic feelings bordering on obsession. unfortunately, he doesn’t know how to engage with these feelings in a way that doesn’t leave you bruised and bleeding. here are some things you’ve learned about rex:

he bounces between jobs, mostly gas stations and night stocking. before that, he was the enforcer for a local gang. quitting wasn’t easy, but he did it for you.

he’s the youngest of three brothers. family relations are strained, to put it mildly.

he has a fetish for extreme physical violence to the point that he has difficulty getting aroused without it.

if jay, rex, and levine all got in a fight, there are a number of factors that could determine who comes out on top. in a contest of strength, rex wins easily.

he’s a talented street artist.

sore loser was the first piece i wrote for the pariahs, before i realized i wanted to do more with the characters. since then, they’ve all changed quite a bit, but i still like to think of it as an important part of the timeline.

the event that splits up the group in the first place is you leaving your hometown for personal reasons. rex took it the hardest and was at his absolute worst in the days leading up to your departure.

he works in construction. while he still has a very short temper, he now manages his anger well enough to hold a steady job.

he acts casual, but losing you ruined him. he hasn’t had a steady partner since you left. after being reunited, he’s so desperate to hold onto you that he defers to levine when it comes to making group decisions.

all of the character concepts in the inhuman au are a little unorthodox, either being a blend of concepts or a deviation from an existing concept. rex’s is by far the most complicated and specific:

rex’s concept, in a roundabout way, was inspired by lucan’s pharsalia, an epic poem from ancient rome. in one scene, there’s a witch named erichtho who performs necromancy. erichtho is an unusual character because of how incredibly extra she is. she lives in a graveyard, does all kinds of depraved shit to corpses, and apparently has some sway over the gods themselves.

this is the kind of witch that is rex’s mother in the inhuman au. his father is something unspeakable.

he wasn’t raised by either of his biological parents, but was instead left in the care of a human couple who did their best to take care of him. he learned a lot about humans from his adoptive parents, and is especially skilled at maintaining human form because of them.

you met rex when you were both young children. you were the only person who didn’t have, or actively ignored, an instinctive impulse to avoid him at all costs.

and finally, rex’s playlist. his is called “oderint dum metuant.” it’s probably about as aggressive as you’d expect.

->how we kill stars - shaka ponk

->push it - garbage

->lecher bitch - genitorturers

->frozen - celldweller

->twisted transistor - korn

->full metal whore - lord of the lost

->sick like me - in this moment

->wolverines - queen adreena

->e.v.o.l - marina and the diamonds

->mercy - hurts

->dark in my imagination - of verona